Nokia Lumia 1020 Hard Reset

Master Reset Instructions

These instructions will help you master reset your phone, if you are unable to master reset your phone or you have a device that does not run on operating system then continue on below

Nokia Lumia 1020 Hard Reset

Master Reset Instructions

Performing a factory reset from settings on a Nokia Lumia 1020

Find “About”

Slide your finger left across the display to open the main menu.

Press Settings.

Press about.

Restore factory default settings

Press reset your phone.

Press yes to accept.

Press yes to confirm.

Wait a moment while the factory default settings are restored.

Follow the instructions on the Nokia Lumia 1020 display to set up your phone and prepare it for use

Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons

To perform a soft reset, hold down the Power and Volume Down keys at the same time until the phone vibrates three times. The phone will restart after a few seconds and the Nokia logo will appear on screen.

Sometimes a soft reset will not fix the problem and on these occasions you may need to hard reset your phone. Warning: Performing a hard reset will result in the loss of all data. Please remember to take regular backups of your date.

Step 1: Backup all your data

Your windows phone is automatically designed to create a backup of your contacts to your Microsoft account. Other backup facilities include Sky Drive, Google and others.